Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26222858-20150917141812/@comment-26222858-20150924135438

Lets not forget, Sparda IS a demon, and even without his sword, has transformed into his demon form. Also, the Rebellion was made by Sparda, henceforth it would not be Dante's DT but Sparda's, because by your logic, the owner of the sword who made it would take on the DT of the owner. And this is most definitely not the case.

You did point out he has the full coat, but if you pay attention to the top portion, it is melded to him, hence why I said "just the coattail." because the top portion of his coat is melded to him in DT form.

I point this out because in DMC 4, this is not the case. He has the full coat, with scales included in the DT form.